What started as a hobby for painter Gabriela Epstein has grown into an essential part of her existence. “It’s everything to me,” she says, describing art as her profession and source of income, but also as something instinctual that serves as a form of therapy and channel of expression for her. Epstein started down the […]
Continue ReadingMixed fruit marmalades are popular in Hidalgo, served with all manner of cakes and breads. This recipe for Mexican pineapple, apple, orange and coconut marmalade is adapted from CONACULTA’s La Cocina Familiar en el Estado de Hidalgo. Ingredients 1 pound fresh pineapple, peeled, cored and finely chopped 1 pound apples, peeled, cored and finely chopped juice […]
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As a boy, Prudencio Guzmán Rodríguez was haunted by the mysterious characters known as Tastoanes, who are part of a tradition that spans more than a century in the municipality of Tonalá, Mexico, where he grew up. The Tastoanes would come to Guzmán in a recurring dream, in which he was walking down the street […]
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“I am from Mexico, but it is like (being) from another country that no longer exists,” says famed potter Juan Jorge Wilmot Mason. Born in Monterrey 77 years ago, Wilmot eventually made his way to his long-time residence of Tonalá in the late 1950s. He says that Tonalá had far fewer inhabitants back then and […]
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“For me, art means freedom of internal expression, which is everything for me.” Drenched in color, the paintings of Chihuahua artist H. Ramírez pulse with energy and emotion. These elements form the core of Ramírez’s work; his very brushstrokes are informed by the artist’s inner sentiments. “For me, art means freedom of internal expression, which […]
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Mexico is blessed with an abundance of fresh tropical fruit. Beautifully arranged platters of fruit are served in restaurants, and disposable cups or bags of fruit on street corners. No matter how humble the setting, these street-corner offerings are always cut into attractively uniform strips or wedges and served with a squeeze of fresh lime […]
Continue ReadingAhora que el pulque se vende en latas, es más accesible para las personas fuera de las regiones que producen pulque, pero cerveza diluida puede ser un sustituto en esta receta. Esta nutritiva sopa es un platillo principal en vez de una entrada. Ingredientes 8 piernas y 8 muslos de pollo ¼ de taza de […]
Continue ReadingNow that pulque is sold in cans, it is more accessible to people outside the pulque producing regions, but diluted beer can be substituted and the recipe is written to be used with either one. This hearty Mexican chicken in pulque broth soup is a main course rather than a first course. Ingredients 8 chicken […]
Continue ReadingIngredientes: 1 kilo de bisteces de res de la parte llamada bola, cortados muy delgados con la rebanadora de jamón 10 limones sal 1 taza de aceite Preparación: A los bisteces se les baña con suficiente limón y sal y se cuelgan en un tendedero (no oxidable) al sol. Se dejan orear hasta que […]
Continue ReadingIngredientes: 1 barrita de mantequilla 2 cdas. de aceite (aprox.) 4 pechugas de pollo abiertas para bistec 1 ramito de flor de calabaza 8 champiñones grandes, limpios y cortados en rodajas transversales 4 cdas. de huitlacoche molido (lo venden en lata) Para la Crema 1 chile poblano 1 cda. sopera de mantequilla 2 cdas. soperas […]
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